This chapter is dedicated to: nataliebianca, hot4cullenmen, NCIS-fan-cecy, Everleigh, EastAngels2009, Rolfy and isabela tonks.

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Emily had sped all the way to JJ's house, sobbing as she drove. She was terrified that she was going to get pulled over, but that didn't matter to her. A ticket was the least of her worries. When she finally arived at JJ's, Garcia opened the door, and Emily threw herself into her arms. She was muttering inaudable things into Garcia's chest as she sobbed.

"Shh, it's going to be okay Emily." Garcia whispered while she rubbed her hair.

"I don't know what I'm going to do." She said through her tears. JJ embraced her too and attempted to comfort her, then the three girls all went and sat down in the living room. JJ went into the kitchen and got her and Garcia each a glass of wine, but she got Emily a glass of water as per her request. Emily dried her eyes on the sleeve of the sweater she was wearing, and Garcia handed her a box of tissues in order to salvage the sweater, because Garcia thought it was cute.

"I thought you wanted children?" JJ asked. "Maybe you're focusing on the bad side of things."

"I do. I do want children, but not like this again. I thought that the next time I got pregnant I'd be married. I'd have been with the guy for more than a few months." She sighed, wiping her eyes.

"You can't always get what you want." JJ pointed out.

"But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find you get what you need." Garcia sang, then got glares from the other girls. "So this was not a good time to sing a Rolling Stones song?"

"No, not the best time." Emily said with a small smile.

"What brought this on? I mean, what makes you think to go take a pregnancy test at nine at night?" Garcia asked. Emily began reciting the events of the night from the very beginning. She told them about picking up Riley, going to the movie store, planning the night, finding the birth control, and the realization that she may be pregnant.

"Wait, Hotch's daughter's on birth control?" JJ asked.

"Yeah, but not because she's having sex. From what I can gather she's a virgin." Emily explained.

"Really?" Garcia asked.

"She's fifteen Pen." JJ pointed out.

"Oh. Whenever I talk to her, I think she was so much older than fifteen. You're right, she's too young for that." Emily blushed deeply when Garcia said this.

"I was fifteen." Penelope covered her mouth, forgetting about Emily's past.

"Apparently I can fit my whole foot right in my mouth. Sorry Em."

"No, you're right. Fifteen is much too young." Emily agreed.

"I was seventeen." JJ said. "Not something I want to remember."

"Eighteen." Garcia said.

"I guess I've always made bad choices when it comes to men and sex." Emily sighed.

"Don't beat yourself up over the past." said Penelope.

"Well, it's not really the past that I'm worrying about right now. I'm a bit too worried about the fact that I'm carrying Hotch's baby. Do you have any idea how scary this is?" Emily asked.

"No," JJ said cynically. "Nobody here understands what it's like to have a child out of wedlock."

"Hey look, my foot fits in my mouth too." Emily said, a smile growing on tear streaked face.

"What are you going to do?" Penelope asked.

"I don't know. I don't know why I let this happen."

"Are you going to abort it?" JJ asked.

"Not again. I can't go through that again. And I'm not giving it up." Emily said indignantly.

"You're keeping it then. Have you talked to the boss man?" Penelope asked.

"No, I did the tests at the drugstore." She said, her cheeks turning a bright crimson.

"Tests? You just sat in the drugstore bathroom and peed? How many tests did you take?" JJ laughed.

"Seven."

"You took seven pregnancy tests in a drugstore bathroom?" Garcia repeated.

"Yes. I felt like Juno." laughed Emily.

"Did you get some strange looks or what?"

"A few, I was still in my pajamas. I think the clerk thought I was a junky or something. She offered to pay for the seventh test." said Emily.

"You're kidding!" laughed JJ.

"Sadly, I'm not. And I wish I'd accepted it! Those things are expensive." Emily laughed.

"Why didn't you just wait and see a doctor?" Garcia asked.

"Trust me, when you think you may be pregnant, all you can think of is babies. You need to know. Speaking of need to know..." JJ said, raising her eyebrows. They all knew she was referring to Aaron.

"You think I should tell him?"

"No, I think you should keep it from him. It's not like he sees you every day." JJ said, rolling her eyes.

"JJ's right. He'll never catch on."

"Thanks guys. It's not that easy though. How exactly do I phrase it? Oh hey Aaron. How are things? That's good, mine are pretty good too. Oh, by the way, apparently we should have been using a bit more protection when we were doing it because I'm pregnant now." Emily said jokingly.

"Well, I'm sure you can phrase it a bit better than that." JJ laughed.

"You call him Aaron?" Garcia asked. They all began laughing at Penelope's stupid question. It was the exact tension breaker that they needed. JJ knew exactly what Emily was talking about. It was not easy to tell someone you'd only been seeing for a few months that you were going to have his baby. Garcia didn't exactly 'know' what it felt like, but it was easy enough to imagine. If she got pregnant now...she didn't have any idea what Morgan would do. They both did know that Aaron Hotchner was a good man, and that he'd stick by Emily. Not just for the baby either, he really loved her.

"I just feel like a horrible person." Emily said, gripping her knees in her arms.

"Why?" They both asked her.

"Riley and Jack. They never get to see Aaron as it is. Now, here I am, adding another kid to the mix." she sighed.

"In all fairness, I'm sure you didn't get yourself pregnant. The blame is to be shared." Garcia said.

"True, but still. He's just getting closer to them. It's like I am steeling him away from them." Emily said, tears filling her eyes again.

"Emily, listen to me. You need to get it together. You are NOT steeling Hotch from his kids. Yes, they're getting closer and that will continue. Now, he'll get to have another kid to get close to. Look, you have one of the few decent guys left in the world so you go back and tell him that you're knocked up." Garcia said sternly.

"She is right you know." JJ nodded.

"I know. I just don't know how to tell him."

"You could always smack him and curse him for knocking you up?" Penelope suggested.

"And why would I do that?" she laughed.

"Start some drama? It might be funny, but you must do that when I'm around."" Penelope joked.

"Don't plan anything." JJ said, ignoring Penelope's previous comments. "You'll end up just blurting it out anyways."

"I guess you're right." She sighed.

"You'd better get home. It's almost midnight. He'll be worried." Penelope said.

"Mhm, unless you need to stay the night? You're more than welcome to if you don't think you can face him tonight." JJ said.

"No, I need to do this." Emily said. On that, she left JJ's house and got into her car. She pulled on her seatbelt and couldn't help but think that in a few months, she'll have to yank the seatbelt out over a huge baby bump. Emily couldn't but help but crack a small smile. Sure, inside she wanted to cry again. She actually wanted to bawl her eyes out. But she was excited to have the baby. There were only a few things that made Emily want to cry, but they were big considerations. First of all, she was terrified. She didn't know if her past could complicate the pregnancy. If this baby was hurt, and it was her fault, she'd lose it. Second, she couldn't help but think that she was taking Riley and Jack's father away from them. And third, (and most of all) she was just plain scared. She was beyond scared.

She pushed open the front door, hoping that both Aaron and Riley were asleep. To her dismay, Aaron was sitting on the couch, waiting for her.

"Well?" He asked.

"Well?" She asked back.

"Riley's asleep."

"That's good." She nodded.

"Yes, because we need to talk." He said.

"What about?" She asked, beginning to get scared.

"Emily, you zip out of here at 9, and you don't get back until after one. I know for a fact that you didn't go to JJ's at 9." Hotch said.

"You do?" She asked, and she swallowed loudly.

"Yes, I called her."

"You called her? You were checking up on me?" Emily asked. She could feel her anger rising. Aaron could sense it too.

"Oh, you're mad at me? I'm not the one who lied, I told you I called." It was true.

"I'm sorry. I'm really tired, can we do this in the morning?" Emily asked.

"Do you want to break up?" Hotch asked suddenly.

"Wait? What?" She asked.

"Are you seeing someone else Emily?"

"No! Aaron, I'm not seeing anyone else. I swear."

"Then where were you tonight Emily?" He asked.

"I was...When you called JJ's house I wasn't there yet. I did go there, I promise. You have to believe me." She begged.

"I do, but Emily please tell me. Where were you?" He asked.

"Before..." She said, but she paused. Emily took a deep breath.

"Emily, are you okay?" He asked.

"Before I went to JJ's, I was at the drugstore. For a long time." She said quietly.

"At the drugstore?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah." She whispered. "The thing with Riley...I thought I was...I just...I'm sorry." Emily grabbed Hotch and sobbed into his chest. He thought about what she tried to say. The thing with Riley. He didn't know what she meant.

"The thing with Riley? Why are you sorry?"

"The birth control thing." Emily sobbed. "Aaron, I'm sorry." Hotch finally drew his conclusion then.

"Emily...are you?" He was having a very hard time getting it out. This wasn't exactly an easy thing to ask the woman that you'd only been seeing for just about five months. Hotch thought about what Emily might say, and he knew what he would do. Hell, he'd do anything for Emily, but he needed to know.

"I-" She started.

"Are you pregnant Emily?" She paused and attempted to gather her composure.

"Yeah."

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